Peer Review.

Ashley was my peer reviewer, we met on Sunday and discussed our stories strengths and weaknesses. Overall Ashley was impressed by my story. She said that i could further develop my feelings during the incident and what it actually felt like during the time. She also helped me out with all the simple grammar mistakes etc which i said i am always prone to making. I thought peer review was helpful and i hope my review helped Ash.

• In this part of Vogler's reading he moves away from character types and begins discussing the first and second stage of writing a story. The first stage is know as the Ordinary World. The Ordinary World is the platform that the writer uses to get the reader interested in the story. The ordinary world is where the stage is set and where the characters role in the film is defined or explained. the second part of the story is the call to adventure this is where the hero is challenged and the story changes direction and the character leave the normal world.

• I like how Vogler emphasizes the importance of the ordinary world because if we fully consider it any hero story could not be without the writer developing the heroes previous life, strengths and weaknesses. this part of the story also has to be possibly the strongest part because if it is weak people will loose interest; then stop reading or stop watching. Vogler states that the way the writer does this is by portraying the hero on a humanistic level so that the reader can easily relate.

• I am pleased that we have moved away from reading about archetypes as i felt as though that had dragged. I am enjoying reading about the format of the story especially as this is our last chance to re-shape our own stories. This is why i think my own story is good and has a format and developmental flow that fits into what vogler discusses in his book.
  

1. Can a hero story ever begin without the development in the ordinary world prior to the call to adventure?
2. Do you think that everyone has a call to adventure at some point in their lives?
3. I would be very intersted in hearing what voglers call to adventure in life was, would you?

REVISION DRAFT!

Good:

1. I think my story in general is really good. I think content is solid and i think that i was lucky to have an life experiance that fitted are criteria so well; which i think i have wrote well about.
   
2. I also like my formatting the transitions from one point to another. For example moving from the ordinary world prior to the incident and then how i changed.

To Improve:

1. I agree that a good way to improve would be to add some dialogue from the confrontation between myself and the group.
   
2. Also just making sure i keep on top of my grammar and wording becuase sometimes i miss it when proof reading and i can be prone to those simple errors!
   

Extra Crediti:

I logged onto smithmag.net/sixwords registered then had to sit and think for a while of six words that represent me. I tried to imagine something that would never chanage about me. becuase right now i could say athletic but in 10 years who knows. so i went for;

"now and always a mummy's boy"

Just because i miss my mam while im america and i do everythin to try and make her proud.

• In this reader vogler he goes ahead and introduces the rest of the archetypes to the reader. We are first introduced to the threshold guardian who we find out is not a villain or advisory of the hero but a an obstacle or challeneg for the hero on his journey to new world. vogler goes onto explain the roles of the other archetypes; the herald, the shapeshifter the shaddow, the ally and the tricstar. Although the hero and metor are generally considered the most important arcetypes the rest are just as essentional to each and every the story.

• This last readings of voglers book is the final wraping up of all the charatcers or archetypes that make up hero stories. it has been a fun read, voglers writing style allows for that. i still maintain that the hero is my fvourite archetype but i imagine he is probably most peoples favourite. i am now excited to read on and move away from jus the characters but the detailed stages because think this part will help with the writing of our paper.
  

• If we reflect on what we have previously read in Hemingways indian camp story and compare it to what Vogler says about arcehtypes how can we class the different characters? The father can be both the hero and the mentore because of delivering the baby and mentoring his young son. Then again so could the indian women also be considered a hero for overcoming the ordeal of child birth in class we all dicussed what part in the indian camp story unlce george played and from what Prof. Kat mentioned there is already being wide specualation of this in literature to the point where people have wrote books! so one of my questions must be;

1. What arcetype would you characterize uncle george as?
2. Now we have read all the arcetypes which would do you consider youself to be?
3. since reading volger has anyone in class had a recent experiance where they have thought "he/she is that type of arcetype?"
   

• Vogler follows up his heroes journey chapter by introducing us to the concept of archetypes. The most common archetypes used in stories that we can all relate to are; the hero, the guardian, the mentor, the herald, the shape shifter, the shadow, the ally and the trickster. A simple way off looking upon an archetype is that it is the characters role in the story. Not all archetypes are always featured in a story however a single character can demonstrate more than one throughout.

• Again reading Voglers writings makes me think more about movies and stories i have read. I begin to not only think about the story but the characters roles or archetypes as well as their journey. when reading about the mentor it When made me realize how much a hero in underpinned by thier mentor but we as audience never realize recognize this aspect. There are so many; Rocky and his trainer, Batman and his butler, spiderman and his uncle Ben. Voglers writing appears simple but it is not until you read his book that you realize the concepts depicted in stories.

• When reading about archetypes i became aware that arechtypes are not restricted to stories and movies. Writers have to get their inspiration from somewhere and if you ever stood, stopped and looked around your friends or classmates you will realise that arcehtypes surround us in everyday life. In our classroom we have a teacher or mentor. We have allies in life our friends, classrooms often include tricksters too.

1. What are the classes favourites hero/metor combinations?
2. What type of archetype would you consider yourself?
3. Can the mentor ever become the hero?
   

1000 Grains of free rice donated.
My best level was 24 but i finished on level 22 of 60!

I logged on to site to do little bits at a time because in class you said it was one grain to one word i think. It was 10 grains to one word though so i just did all 1000 in one go. I feel good about it so i will probably continue doing little bits and pieces here and there.

• The reading centers around how the hero journeys from start to finish. It explains that the heroes journey always follows a set path, 12 steps are normally used during the journey (although some can be missed out) the reading focuses on movies however it states heroes journey follows same path regardless of platform (book or film)

• I enjoyed the reading of the heroes journey breaking it down into set pieces. Especially because as you read you get that feeling of "Oh yeah that why that happens" i think he has put a lot of time into constructing this format which is why film directors believe in it so much. I particularly like how he writes using the diagrams and the bullet point formation, numbers etc makes it an easier read in my opinion. As far is it being a guide to writing i think it is very good, mainly because of its simplicity but how affect the stages are. i have never been a fan of writing stories especially hero stories but this guide would certainly aid my writing.
  

• At this point we haven't read anything else to compare the reading to. However my own personal reflection of the reading is that i enjoy the way he uses modern films well known helps me as the reader to relate to his ideas. i also thought the one part where he compared the ordeal part of any story to that of the rush experienced when riding a roller coaster, that was really clever comparison and very true.

1. Can he ever watch a hero film or movie and switch off to the steps of the journey or is he constantly analyzing?
2. Although he mentioned term hero means both male or female, why does he always refer to hero as "her"?
3. He mentions directors that openly admit they follow this 12 step process, have any writers ever critiqued the process?

The super hero in me!!

Growing up, the super hero i allways pretended to be was spiderman. It wasn't because i related to Peter Parker being somewhat insecure and kind of bullied at school because i never was as a child. It was more that he could climb any wall and shot cool white stuff out his hands at any given second. As a kid who didnt want to be able to clim walls? Spiderman was my go to TV show everyday in from school...spiderman on. His best talent, simillar to alot of heroes is that he could just take the mask off and be normal again. Red and blue were my favourites boys colour then anyway, and the tights are masculine too! it also good that spiderman never really had to fight anyone he could loose to which was a bonus because i wouln't want to be gettin hurt everynight!


The theme was catchy too this is link!